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pope francis doesn't seem to be a stickler for papal traditions. ben wiedemann has more from rome. >> reporter: francis seems to be shaping up to become the people's pope. it could be any church. the friese greeting worshippers one by one after sunday's mass but it wasn't any church and it wasn't any priest. it was pope francis at the santa ana parish church in the vatican. his charm offensive moving full steam ahead. he stepped outside the vatican and into italian territory to greet well-wishers. >> i was watching some of the video when he came out of church. he seems personable. he was really connecting with the people. >> reporter: first sunday as pope, francis appeared at the window of his papal apartment overlooking a packed st. peter's square. speaking of forgiveness and compassion. and eliciting a laugh when he insisted he wasn't providing freed ver tiesing for a cardinal whose writings he prad. he ended his message with a simple wish, have a good sunday and have a good lunch. four days on the job and pope francis is already shaking things u
pope francis doesn't seem to be a stickler for papal traditions. ben wiedemann has more from rome. >> reporter: francis seems to be shaping up to become the people's pope. it could be any church. the friese greeting worshippers one by one after sunday's mass but it wasn't any church and it wasn't any priest. it was pope francis at the santa ana parish church in the vatican. his charm offensive moving full steam ahead. he stepped outside the vatican and into italian territory to greet...
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. >> pope francis' homily. a man whose middle name is francis, named after francis of assissi, just like the new pope. every man called francis. >> and you were named after francis of assissi, as the new pope. >> well, growing up in our house, francis of assissi was right up there with the virgin mary because of what he stood for, his concern for the poor, environment, i mean, this guy was way ahead of his time. >> the pope tweeted today true power and service all people, especially the poor. that is his reputation. what do you want to say about the new pope? >> i want to be optimistic right now. some things that he said, like all the other bishops, about gay marriage and abortion, you know, they're just not in this century yet. but this man's approach is very different. and i was thinking the other day that i remember back when gorbachav was named and they said oh, he's the same as the other guys. he changed the world. >> and this is giving you hope and giving me hope. >> i would hope that this is the catholic
. >> pope francis' homily. a man whose middle name is francis, named after francis of assissi, just like the new pope. every man called francis. >> and you were named after francis of assissi, as the new pope. >> well, growing up in our house, francis of assissi was right up there with the virgin mary because of what he stood for, his concern for the poor, environment, i mean, this guy was way ahead of his time. >> the pope tweeted today true power and service all...
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>> thousands of people, francis was inaugurated. the bishop of rome. >> francis cruise through st. peters square, in an open top of. did not use what has become known as the bulletproof popemobile. >> he actually stopped -- a touching moment -- to kiss the head of a physically disabled man. a man who has been seen of the people and that style has broken tradition in all of the way the catholic world that seems to love which rattled secured detail. ben wedeman is in rome. now the work begins with the expectation by many of reformer, perhaps vatican spring, move to the style to the substance that many want to see. >> reporter: yes. we're going to have to wait and see about that. he hasn't actually done much in the way of real policy changes of initiatives and he certainly is the hope and change pope but he's the head of a body the vatican that's very resistant to change. i've read, for instance, that observers say you don't change the vatican, the vatican changes you. therefore it's an old bureaucracy that doesn't use modern technolog
>> thousands of people, francis was inaugurated. the bishop of rome. >> francis cruise through st. peters square, in an open top of. did not use what has become known as the bulletproof popemobile. >> he actually stopped -- a touching moment -- to kiss the head of a physically disabled man. a man who has been seen of the people and that style has broken tradition in all of the way the catholic world that seems to love which rattled secured detail. ben wedeman is in rome. now...
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named after francis of assisi. >> my father was francis. >> really? >> yes. >> and you were named after francis of assisi, as the new pope was. how do you feel about that? >> francis of assisi was, you know, right up there with the virgin mary because of the things that he stood for, his concern for the poor, environment. i mean, this guy was way ahead of his time. >> the pope tweeted true power is service. the pope must serve all people, especially the poor. that is his reputation, looking after the poor. what do you think of the new pope? >> i want to be optimistic. things that he said like all the other bishops about gay marriage and abortion, you know, they are just not in this century yet, but this man's approach is very different, and i -- i was thinking the other day that i remember back when gorbachev was named the new, you know, premier of the soefrkts an everybody said, ah, you know, he's from the politburo. he changed everything around. >> gives you hope and gives me hope. >> i would hope that this is the catholic church's gorbachev. >> rig
named after francis of assisi. >> my father was francis. >> really? >> yes. >> and you were named after francis of assisi, as the new pope was. how do you feel about that? >> francis of assisi was, you know, right up there with the virgin mary because of the things that he stood for, his concern for the poor, environment. i mean, this guy was way ahead of his time. >> the pope tweeted true power is service. the pope must serve all people, especially the poor....
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it was pope francis at the santa ana parish. he stepped outside the vatican and into italian territory to greet well-wishers. >> i was watching some of the video when he came out of the church and obviously he was very personable. he's really connecting with the people. >> reporter: in his first sunday as pope, francis appeared at the window of his papal apartment overlooking a packed st. peter's square speaking of forgiveness and compassion. and a laugh when he insisted he wasn't providing free advertising for a cardinal who's writing he praised. he ended his message with a simple wish, have a good sunday and have a good lunch. maria, arj tin ya, already feels closer to the pope. >> now he's coming closer and we are very happy for that. >> reporter: his personal style is going down well. >> seems like a very nice pope. very humble. >> want to bring in our ben wedeman joining us live from rome. so pope francis really shaking things up a little bit there, huh? >> yeah. shaking things up. also shaking up his security a bit. one of
it was pope francis at the santa ana parish. he stepped outside the vatican and into italian territory to greet well-wishers. >> i was watching some of the video when he came out of the church and obviously he was very personable. he's really connecting with the people. >> reporter: in his first sunday as pope, francis appeared at the window of his papal apartment overlooking a packed st. peter's square speaking of forgiveness and compassion. and a laugh when he insisted he wasn't...
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for many, what pope francis brings to the church and world was clear. >> headlines tomorrow should say we know have a green pope. my hope is that pope takes an active stance in preserving the beautiful world and our beautiful universe. >> pope francis appeared to be a ban of the people. >> the babies, the infirm. just touching the, you know, and put in his body what he, in his body what st. francis was about. >> perhaps less clear how the pope will lead the church out of the painful chapters of the past. >> it's a good thing it's being dealt with but it's not the only issue among the people of god. >> one area that sisters would like to see pope francis tackle greater leadership roles for women in the church. >> boy have liked to have seen more women involved in mass today but they wrchblt i think women need to be recognized as intelligent, committed ministries in the church. >> for some, the initial signs are hope of. but they need more time to see for themselves what kind of pope the former cardinal from argentina will be. >> come back in three months. >> coming up what a difference
for many, what pope francis brings to the church and world was clear. >> headlines tomorrow should say we know have a green pope. my hope is that pope takes an active stance in preserving the beautiful world and our beautiful universe. >> pope francis appeared to be a ban of the people. >> the babies, the infirm. just touching the, you know, and put in his body what he, in his body what st. francis was about. >> perhaps less clear how the pope will lead the church out of...
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we have an excerpt from the homily that pope francis gave. take a listen. >> let us protect christ in our life in order to protect others in order to protect creation. the vocation of protecting does not regard just us christians. it has a dimension that proceeds and that is simply human. it regards everyone. it is protecting the entire creati creation, the beauty of creation. as the book of genesis tells us. >> father edward beck, cnn describe outer, good to have you, as always. that message, simple, simply human, we have to take care of everybody, what do you think it means to those leaders from 132 different delegations? >> we can't help but hear that in reference to sexual abuse scandal, i don't think, especially from an american context. all of those leaders there know the problems the catholic church has had. and how many times did he say, protector, protector, protector. he said at one point protector of children. and so that certainly is going to be a message coming out of this. the sex abuse scandal, and his protecting of it. also, e
we have an excerpt from the homily that pope francis gave. take a listen. >> let us protect christ in our life in order to protect others in order to protect creation. the vocation of protecting does not regard just us christians. it has a dimension that proceeds and that is simply human. it regards everyone. it is protecting the entire creati creation, the beauty of creation. as the book of genesis tells us. >> father edward beck, cnn describe outer, good to have you, as always....
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francis. preach the gospel always, but when necessary, use words, which means that your actions should tell it all. and we can see from pope francis, a man who hugged the cardinals instead of having them kiss his ring. he shooed the red shoes and cape, rode the bus with the cardinals. he is saying power is through simplicity. not in trappings, but in serving. that is my takeaway. >> a beautiful takeaway. >> christine, talk about sheryl sandberg. >> the conversation about women at work and how you behave to become a leader, and the way women and men manage differently is fascinating. it's opening doors for women to be more aggressive at work, carefully aggressive. women, when are you aggressive sometimes, you are called a word we don't like to say and we look at sheryl sandberg, a good role model i would say. >> cnn newsroom with carol cosstello begins right now. >>> happening now in the newsroom, speaking out. >> my family and i are hopeful we can put this horrible ordeal behind us. >> the mot
francis. preach the gospel always, but when necessary, use words, which means that your actions should tell it all. and we can see from pope francis, a man who hugged the cardinals instead of having them kiss his ring. he shooed the red shoes and cape, rode the bus with the cardinals. he is saying power is through simplicity. not in trappings, but in serving. that is my takeaway. >> a beautiful takeaway. >> christine, talk about sheryl sandberg. >> the conversation about women...
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under a bright blue roman sky, pope francis entered st. peter's square to the cheers of a crowd estimated at nearly 200,000 people. the new pontiff chose to ride in an open air mercedes. took his time arriving to come close to the devoted catholics who waited so patiently for him. it was face to face and personal. for nearly 20 minutes, pope francis embraced people, shaking hands and kissing babies. he even stopped the car to get out and bless a man who's severely disabled. after bowing in prayer at the tomb of st. peter, the first latin american pope given the official symbols, a shawl for his role as a shepherd and the fisherman's ring inscribed with his name. once again, the new pontiff showed he is not one for wealth and excess. the ring was a gold plated silver ring, not the traditional lid gold. ♪ and then, the mass. for the 266th bishop of rome. the basilica was full of princes, princesses and world leaders. 132 dignitaries from around the world. among them, vice president joe biden, queen of belgium and prince albert of monaco an
under a bright blue roman sky, pope francis entered st. peter's square to the cheers of a crowd estimated at nearly 200,000 people. the new pontiff chose to ride in an open air mercedes. took his time arriving to come close to the devoted catholics who waited so patiently for him. it was face to face and personal. for nearly 20 minutes, pope francis embraced people, shaking hands and kissing babies. he even stopped the car to get out and bless a man who's severely disabled. after bowing in...
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francis is already tweeting frequently and finally my personal favorite, my first tweet. ali is trying out this twitter thing, somewhat uncertain what to say. my tweets have become i hope more informative and entertaining than the first one and i would like to take this opportunity to thank all of you. if you aren't on twitter, sign up and follow me. the rewards are never ending. i do read nearly every tweet you send me and respond to many of them and props to tweets i like and not afraid to call you out if i disagree with you. thanks for joining the conversation this week. we're here every saturday at 1 p.m. eastern and weekdays at 3:30 p.m. have a great weekend. >>> hello, everyone. i am fredrika whitfield. welcome to the "cnn newsroom." here is what we're watching. two teen boys are accused of shooting this baby in cold blood. the mother of the child is talking to cnn. this is interstate 70 in colorado, 154 miles of it closed. it may be spring but a significant winter storm is moving from the plains to the midwest. and it is the first job of its kind, meet the man who
francis is already tweeting frequently and finally my personal favorite, my first tweet. ali is trying out this twitter thing, somewhat uncertain what to say. my tweets have become i hope more informative and entertaining than the first one and i would like to take this opportunity to thank all of you. if you aren't on twitter, sign up and follow me. the rewards are never ending. i do read nearly every tweet you send me and respond to many of them and props to tweets i like and not afraid to...
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bny mellon. >>> live pictures here of pope francis in the pope mobile there. what an image you're getting right there. you're, obviously, seeing the back of him. seeing such a great view of what he sees as he travels through vatican city. of course, celebrating palm sunday, an important holiday for christians and this is the day that kicks off holy week. again, the pope and the popemobile waving really with very little protection, as we can see. which is kind of a take away and a departure from what we have seen from the popes prior in recent years. security has been much more define than it seems to be here. nadia bilchic is here with me. to be anonymous a several weeks ago and now this man that is just worshipped. what he must be feeling going into easter this year. would love to get his take on that. of course, celebrate all kind of holidays from jerusalem and south africa and the united states. jewish communities around the world are celebrating passover tomorrow night. to help explain the symbolism of the meal, nadia belchic and she brings great props. le
bny mellon. >>> live pictures here of pope francis in the pope mobile there. what an image you're getting right there. you're, obviously, seeing the back of him. seeing such a great view of what he sees as he travels through vatican city. of course, celebrating palm sunday, an important holiday for christians and this is the day that kicks off holy week. again, the pope and the popemobile waving really with very little protection, as we can see. which is kind of a take away and a...
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but it seems like the sun is shining on pope francis. he is on this cover of almost every magazine, every newspaper in the country. the souvenirs are going selling like crazy. you can buy a small postcard, or you can supersize your pope with this almost lifesize poster. definitely he is going down among italians as the people's pope. it could be any church. the priest greeting worshippers one by one after sunday mass. but it wasn't any church, and it wasn't any priest. it was pope francis at the santa ana parish church in the vatican. his charm offensive moving full steam ahead, he stepped outside the vatican and into italian territory to greet well-wishers. >> i was watching some of the video when he came out of the church, and obviously he seemed very personable. really connecting with the people. >> reporter: in his first sunday as pope francis appeared at the window of his papal apartment, overlooking a packed st. peter's square. speaking of forgiveness and compassion. and eliciting a laugh when he insisted he wasn't providing free a
but it seems like the sun is shining on pope francis. he is on this cover of almost every magazine, every newspaper in the country. the souvenirs are going selling like crazy. you can buy a small postcard, or you can supersize your pope with this almost lifesize poster. definitely he is going down among italians as the people's pope. it could be any church. the priest greeting worshippers one by one after sunday mass. but it wasn't any church, and it wasn't any priest. it was pope francis at...
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>> hundreds of thousands gather to cigarette the new pope francis. what he already is doing that is setting him apart. >> plus, a type of yoga pants popular in the bay area is being pulled from store shelves and lulu lemon is issuing >> from the east coast, police responded to a shooting at an allentown, pennsylvania, hospital. our sister station, wpvi in philadelphia reports the coroner has been called to the lehigh valley high school. it is not clear what the extent of the casualties are but the situation is contained and that no one else is in danger. it appears the incident happened on the 4th floor hospice wing of the facility. we will update the story when we learn more. >> vatican officials say before he became pope francis, cardinal bergoglio took the first step to granting sainthood to six priests murdered in 1996 in his homeland of argentina. today was dominated by the pope's inaugural mass. our news reporter has more from london. >> marking the official going of pope francis' papacy estimated 200,000 people, packed squares squares. the rom
>> hundreds of thousands gather to cigarette the new pope francis. what he already is doing that is setting him apart. >> plus, a type of yoga pants popular in the bay area is being pulled from store shelves and lulu lemon is issuing >> from the east coast, police responded to a shooting at an allentown, pennsylvania, hospital. our sister station, wpvi in philadelphia reports the coroner has been called to the lehigh valley high school. it is not clear what the extent of the...
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francis of assisi. he said for all those who have responsibility, and we take that to mean the kings and the sovereigns and the heads of state assembled in front of him here at st. peter's, then it is important that they are the protectors of creation. joining me to discuss some of those teams is a former italian senator. you followed -- we followed together this mass very closely. looking at those themes, what do you think the pope was trying to say? his message was quite explicit. >> it was his number one policy issue number environment, which was very striking. because he chose to say so repeatedly. then the taking care. arertheme was joseph, the of his time. it was also a very conciliatory approach. he said this applies beyond christianity. that was very inclusive for all religious leaders from other faiths who were the gathered there. it was a very interesting premise to his papacy. isat the moment the pope inside st. peter's, receiving dignitaries from around the world. and thetical leaders sovere
francis of assisi. he said for all those who have responsibility, and we take that to mean the kings and the sovereigns and the heads of state assembled in front of him here at st. peter's, then it is important that they are the protectors of creation. joining me to discuss some of those teams is a former italian senator. you followed -- we followed together this mass very closely. looking at those themes, what do you think the pope was trying to say? his message was quite explicit. >> it...
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peter's square for the first public mass of pope francis. the newly installed pontiff said out his priorities and thrilled the crowd, riding around in an open vehicle. our correspondent has the story. >> he wants his pontificate to be marked by humility, to be a pope close to the people, so gone are the bullet through screens that would separate him from the masses. he mary's the authority of the papacy with the informal spontaneity of a parish priest -- he marries the authority of the papacy with the informal spontaneity of a parish priest. >> he is very strong. >> among the foreign dignitaries, president fernandez of his native argentina. in defiance of an e you travel ban, the zimbabwean president robert mugabe, himself a catholic. from the senior cardinals, pope francis accepted the insignia of his office symbolizing his role as good shepherd. every pope since the first millennium has been given his fisherman's ring, bearing the image of st. peter. he receives it with the words spoken and -- in the gospel of matthew by cheeses. >> you ar
peter's square for the first public mass of pope francis. the newly installed pontiff said out his priorities and thrilled the crowd, riding around in an open vehicle. our correspondent has the story. >> he wants his pontificate to be marked by humility, to be a pope close to the people, so gone are the bullet through screens that would separate him from the masses. he mary's the authority of the papacy with the informal spontaneity of a parish priest -- he marries the authority of the...
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>>reporter: pope francis rolled into an open vehicle, allowing him to kiss children and shake hands. he spoke of serving the porest and wakeness -- poorest and weakest. >>reporter: we are all protectors of creations. >>reporter: vice president biden was in attendance as well as nancy pelosi. they patched as the pope receive received two symbolic emblems as his role of the leader of the catholic church. his ring has ties to san francisco. >> the ring he chose was a ring designed by an artist who did the majority of the works here. our community is excited about that. >>reporter: nearby as a church. >>reporter: -- >> he walks among the people and talks to the people and recognizes the issues he's dealing with. >>reporter: for many in the bay area, this day of installation was about feeling connected to a pope who seems to pride himself on being accessible. >>> it appears trouble ss keeping the carnival triumph to from reporting to seas. carnival has the had a bad few weeks. >>> a routine stop becomes anything but. the surprise police got today. >>> and wet weather makes it bay area rig
>>reporter: pope francis rolled into an open vehicle, allowing him to kiss children and shake hands. he spoke of serving the porest and wakeness -- poorest and weakest. >>reporter: we are all protectors of creations. >>reporter: vice president biden was in attendance as well as nancy pelosi. they patched as the pope receive received two symbolic emblems as his role of the leader of the catholic church. his ring has ties to san francisco. >> the ring he chose was a ring...
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>> hundreds of thousands gather to cigarette the new pope francis. what he already is doing that is setting him apart. >> plus, a type of yoga pants popular in the bay area is being pulled from store shelves and lulu lemon is issuing >> from the east coast, police responded to a shooting at an allentown, pennsylvania, hospital. our sister station, wpvi in philadelphia reports the coroner has been called to the lehigh valley high school. it is not clear what the extent of the casualties are but the situation is contained and that no one else is in danger. it appears the incident happened on the 4th floor hospice wing of the facility. we will update the story when we learn more. >> vatican officials say before he became pope francis, cardinal bergoglio took the first step to granting sainthood to six priests murdered in 1996 in his homeland of argentina. today was dominated by the pope's inaugural mass. our news reporter has more from london. >> marking the official going of pope francis' papacy estimated 200,000 people, packed squares squares. the rom
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today pope francis preached with action as well as words. climbing out of his open air jeep to bless a disabled man, stopping to kiss children, and urging the 200,000 people in st. peter's square to be protectors of the poor, the weak, and the environment. >> i think he's going to challenge all of us to live a deeper life of faith. >> reporter: as dawn broke, eager crowds raced into the square. they saw francis receive the symbols of power -- a lamb's wool stole signifying his status as shepherd of the flock, and the papal fisherman's ring -- gold plated, not the usual solid gold. during mass to an audience that included several world leaders -- [ speaking in foreign language ] -- francis said authentic power is service. and the pope, too, must serve. >> he seems like a very humble man. someone the people can reach out and identify with. >> reporter: in buenos aires where francis was a cardinal, jubilation. they stayed up all night to watch the early morning mass and were rewarded by a phone call from the pontiff, who asked them to take care
today pope francis preached with action as well as words. climbing out of his open air jeep to bless a disabled man, stopping to kiss children, and urging the 200,000 people in st. peter's square to be protectors of the poor, the weak, and the environment. >> i think he's going to challenge all of us to live a deeper life of faith. >> reporter: as dawn broke, eager crowds raced into the square. they saw francis receive the symbols of power -- a lamb's wool stole signifying his...
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but francis and ignatius are kindred spirits. both soldiers who underwent a strong conversion after seeing the glory of war wasn't where they wanted to go and they both embraced a different life oriented towards christ. so there is some connection between the two orders. ignatius admired francis. >> we also saw earlier some of the cardinals, the bishops from the orthodox church is there. he's the first orthodox patriarch to attend an inaugural mass. >> they split 1,000 years. what a sign of a new age when you have the patriarch standing there side by side with the pope, willing to after this 1,000 year period, there have been over occasions, but for the patriarch to come to this occasion in which the pope is being invested as the successor of st. peter, this is a tremendously important moment. this is a new opening towards the catholic church, one of the most exciting things happening right here. >> i agree. in fact you can see echos this began with paul vi whose ring the pope chooses to ring, the fisherman's ring comes from the
but francis and ignatius are kindred spirits. both soldiers who underwent a strong conversion after seeing the glory of war wasn't where they wanted to go and they both embraced a different life oriented towards christ. so there is some connection between the two orders. ignatius admired francis. >> we also saw earlier some of the cardinals, the bishops from the orthodox church is there. he's the first orthodox patriarch to attend an inaugural mass. >> they split 1,000 years. what a...
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in his homily, pope francis urged the world to protect the environment and the poor. he was interrupted by applause several times. more than 130 official delegations from governments and religious organizations around the world attended the historic event. among them, u.s. vice president joseph biden. coming up at 5:30, we'll take you live to the vatican again, for a special report on the day's events. >>> and closer to home. one san francisco city supervisor inducing a measure, keeping anti-abortion protesters from standing directly in front of planned parenthood clinics. christy smith is live in san francisco, with the controversial proposal. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you. well, a spokesperson for planned parenthood says it's getting scary for their clients. sometimes they leave crying.
in his homily, pope francis urged the world to protect the environment and the poor. he was interrupted by applause several times. more than 130 official delegations from governments and religious organizations around the world attended the historic event. among them, u.s. vice president joseph biden. coming up at 5:30, we'll take you live to the vatican again, for a special report on the day's events. >>> and closer to home. one san francisco city supervisor inducing a measure,...
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the morning began with pope francis riding into st. francis square stopping at one point to bless a disabled man, he received the ring and pallium, and in his homily which he delivered not long ago pope francis promised to open his arms to protect all of god's people especially the poor and the weak. we're going to talk about that message coming up. maria schriver is here and
the morning began with pope francis riding into st. francis square stopping at one point to bless a disabled man, he received the ring and pallium, and in his homily which he delivered not long ago pope francis promised to open his arms to protect all of god's people especially the poor and the weak. we're going to talk about that message coming up. maria schriver is here and
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pope francis was a voice for the dispossessed in argentina during its economic crisis. as indicated, he will reach out to those suffering the effects of the eurozone crisis. do you think he will do that? >> i think he will. at least a clear proclivity from the last pope, which is clear and steady opposition to american-type of libertarian economics and what he calls mercantilism -- this will not change. i think it will be emphasized, and it will happen probably in the context of europe, which right now gives him a great opportunity to project the message. >> big hopes, big expectations he will be able to reform the vatican hierarchy and finally get a grip on the sex scandals within the church. how reasonable are these expectations? >> not very reasonable. i think the problem is very ingrained. a lot of power, akeley vatican bank, which has an extreme amount of power, and the question is what kind of political muscle he has. at this point, we know he is incredibly efficient in matters of pr. the campaign is rolling in from our very eyes, and you could think about how dif
pope francis was a voice for the dispossessed in argentina during its economic crisis. as indicated, he will reach out to those suffering the effects of the eurozone crisis. do you think he will do that? >> i think he will. at least a clear proclivity from the last pope, which is clear and steady opposition to american-type of libertarian economics and what he calls mercantilism -- this will not change. i think it will be emphasized, and it will happen probably in the context of europe,...
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we'll keep you posted on what's happening with pope francis later in the show. it's 5:12 right now. >>> the federal reserve starts two days of meetings this morning, a move that could lead to record low interest rates. that sounds like good news. federal policymakers, hoping this will stimulate a growing economy. help fuel job growth and strengthen rising home prices and retail sales. the federal reserve will issue a policy statement and an update to its economic forecast. >>> 5:12. samsung taking on apple in another report this morning. reports that the company is working on a watch that works like a smartphone. if the idea sounds familiar, it is. apple was working on a wristwatch that would perform the same functions as the iphone and ipad. no word on how much the item would cost. it's the latest on samsung going head-to-head with apple. samsung unveiled the newest competition for apple's iphone. >>> the galaxy s4 seemed to have the cupertino company a little scared. after the release, apple created a why iphone to tell you why iphone is the best choice. 12 re
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pope francis. look at that. the world celebrates his official commencement as our next pope. just wanted to share that moment with you. thanks for watching. he's shepard. >> shepard: a beautiful morning in rome. >> welcome back. >> shepard: thank you. there's been a deadly explosion that killed seven u.s. marines, happened right here at home in the heart of the nevada desert. >>> the syrian regime took time away from killing its own people to claim the rebels there launched the first chemical weapons attack. but the united states is not buying it. and some economists are now saying that there's a shadow economy that could explain why the retail sales are rising despite static credit spending and paychecks. an explanation at last. at it all ahead unless breaking news changes everything. >>> from fox, at 3:00 in new york city, seven u.s. marines are dead and several others hurt after a training exercise in nevada. it happened at hawthorne army depot there last night. the military uses that base to store weapons and train troops. according to military sources, large mortar, like
pope francis. look at that. the world celebrates his official commencement as our next pope. just wanted to share that moment with you. thanks for watching. he's shepard. >> shepard: a beautiful morning in rome. >> welcome back. >> shepard: thank you. there's been a deadly explosion that killed seven u.s. marines, happened right here at home in the heart of the nevada desert. >>> the syrian regime took time away from killing its own people to claim the rebels there...
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. >>> pope francis going offscript on palm sunday with a story from his childhood. >>> and one of the bay area's most harrowing roadways finally becoming a reality. >>> the debate over same sex marriage is headed for the supreme court this week in not one, but two cases. one of those cases is california's prop 8. the other is whether the federal government can refuse to recognize same sex marriages in states where they are legal. brian moore has this preview. >> reporter: people have been camping outside the supreme court for days to witness history. as the justices take on the first ever cases dealing with same sex marriage. >> marriage equality! >> reporter: on tuesday, the court will hear a challenge to california's proposition 8, which defined marriage as one man, one woman. >> if there was no evidence, none, that allowing gays and lesbians to marry harms the institution of marriage or harms anyone else. >> reporter: the justices could decide if any state can ban same sex marriage of simply limit the case to california. >> the last thing we need is to shut down the debate, have th
. >>> pope francis going offscript on palm sunday with a story from his childhood. >>> and one of the bay area's most harrowing roadways finally becoming a reality. >>> the debate over same sex marriage is headed for the supreme court this week in not one, but two cases. one of those cases is california's prop 8. the other is whether the federal government can refuse to recognize same sex marriages in states where they are legal. brian moore has this preview. >>...
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a mortal sin by the catholic church what about the church's finances then francis now saying he wants a poor church for more people that sort of thing but it's quite a rich organization absolutely i mean look at the pictures it's absolutely grandiose and beautiful but yes it does have a lot of money and part of the vatileaks scandal actually surrounded the major corruption scandals the vatileaks focused on the power struggles which were happening inside korea which is the congregation of cardinals and it was also focusing on potential ties with this is still in mafia according to. according to some journalist according to the information which was leaked in the vatican leaks these some of the caliber some of the cardinals were involved in this money wandering scheme where they have actually laundered money from this in the mafia through the bank of vatican which is supposed to be you know above all of this and you can say that as a catholic church compete as it were. with the rising islamic world the number of muslims in recent years has grown by an estimated ninety percent whereas th
a mortal sin by the catholic church what about the church's finances then francis now saying he wants a poor church for more people that sort of thing but it's quite a rich organization absolutely i mean look at the pictures it's absolutely grandiose and beautiful but yes it does have a lot of money and part of the vatileaks scandal actually surrounded the major corruption scandals the vatileaks focused on the power struggles which were happening inside korea which is the congregation of...
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pope francis broke by tradition by riding in an open aired jeep. >>> one challenge facing pope francis will be address a growing voice for a greater role of women. laura anthony on freedom order of nuns that has a huge stake in that future. >>> whether or not like many bay area catholics, they watched with great interest as pope francis presided over the inaugural mass. for many of them, what pope francis brings to the church and the world was clear. >> the headlines tomorrow should say, we now have a pope that he takes an active stance presenting our beautiful world and beautiful universe. >> pope francis also appeared to be a man of the people especially those that can't take of themselves. >> the babies the infirm, just touching, you know, put in his body what st. francis is about. >> perhaps less clear, however, the pope will lead the church out of the painful chapters of the past. namely the sex scandals. >> it's good that it is being dealt with but it's not the only issue in the church. >> reporter: one area the sisters would like to see tackle greater leadership roles for women
pope francis broke by tradition by riding in an open aired jeep. >>> one challenge facing pope francis will be address a growing voice for a greater role of women. laura anthony on freedom order of nuns that has a huge stake in that future. >>> whether or not like many bay area catholics, they watched with great interest as pope francis presided over the inaugural mass. for many of them, what pope francis brings to the church and the world was clear. >> the headlines...
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pope francis, 76-year-old inaugurated with tens of thousands packed into st. peter's square. vice president biden met the pope as part of the u.s. delegati delegation. >>> colorado the state with the two deadliest mass killings in history expected to have new gun law. the governor plans to sign three bills tomorrow. one will ban ammunition magazines from more than 15 rounds, another requires universal background checks and gun buyers have to pay for the background checks. this is "cnn newsroom." >>> nevada, a military training exercise ended in tragedy. marine corps says that seven marines were killed if an explosion. it happened overnight at the hawthorne army depot in western nevada, 140 miles southeast of re reno. harry reid say there's was a huge explosion. >> we don't know exactly what happened but it was a violent explosion, we know that. my thoughts are with those who are injured and, of course, families of those with lost loved ones. >> want to bring in our pentagon correspondent, barbara starr. tell us, first of all, what do we know about how this even happened? >> r
pope francis, 76-year-old inaugurated with tens of thousands packed into st. peter's square. vice president biden met the pope as part of the u.s. delegati delegation. >>> colorado the state with the two deadliest mass killings in history expected to have new gun law. the governor plans to sign three bills tomorrow. one will ban ammunition magazines from more than 15 rounds, another requires universal background checks and gun buyers have to pay for the background checks. this is...
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live in hayward, monte francis. >>> developing news from afghanistan. the death of a husband and son, a soldier from the east bay. 31-year-old sergeant first class james grisham from hayward dried thursday at a military hospital in germany from gunshot wounds he suffered two days earlier in afghanistan. grisham was assigned to the special forces group based in ft. lewis, washington. he had served in iraq and was on his fifth overseas deployment. grisham was a 1999 graduate of mt. eden high school. he is survived by his wife. >>> u.s. secretary of state john kerry made a stop in iraq today. kerry met with iraq's prime minister for what was described as a very spirited discussion. they talked about iraq's delicate transition to democracy, as the country prepares for upcoming elections. >> we all want to see iraq succeed. such an enormous investment of our treasure, our people, and our money in this initiative. the world has an interest in seeing iraq take a leading role in the world as a functioning democracy. >> the talk also focused on iraq granting ira
live in hayward, monte francis. >>> developing news from afghanistan. the death of a husband and son, a soldier from the east bay. 31-year-old sergeant first class james grisham from hayward dried thursday at a military hospital in germany from gunshot wounds he suffered two days earlier in afghanistan. grisham was assigned to the special forces group based in ft. lewis, washington. he had served in iraq and was on his fifth overseas deployment. grisham was a 1999 graduate of mt. eden...
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nbc bay area's monte francis is at the scene with more for us. hello, monte. what do you have? >> reporter: good evening. westbound tenson road reopened to traffic just about an hour ago, so traffic here is flowing again. we're still in the process of interviewing witnesses, but they have been able to piece together what happened. investigators say someone fired shots from a vehicle traveling westbound on tenson road and apparently was aiming for another vehicle or someone in the vicinity. this was at about 2:40 this afternoon. but police say the shots hit an unintended target. a car heading into opposite direction on tenson and driving that car was a man with his wife and child in the car. that man was injured in the shooting, but he's at st. rose hospital, where he's expected to survive. >> and it appears that the victim of the gunshot wound was a family member, a dad, driving with his wife and child, through the area to visit family. and was probably the unintended target of a drive-by shooting. we did
nbc bay area's monte francis is at the scene with more for us. hello, monte. what do you have? >> reporter: good evening. westbound tenson road reopened to traffic just about an hour ago, so traffic here is flowing again. we're still in the process of interviewing witnesses, but they have been able to piece together what happened. investigators say someone fired shots from a vehicle traveling westbound on tenson road and apparently was aiming for another vehicle or someone in the...
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earlier, six days after his election, argentine cardinal jorge mario was formally installed as pop francis and you can see him receiving his papal ring, which is secondhand and not solid gold, in keeping with the pope's already famous disdain for worldly trapping. another big departure from the customs of his predecessor. he greeted his flock from an open-topped suv, kissing babies. you can't kiss babies through bulletproof glass, so this is what he decided. and in his homoly, the pope held up the st. joseph, whose feast day is today, as the model of a loving and faithful protector of god's creations. >>> president obama is preparing for his first presidential trip to israel and he's leaving this evening, expected to talk with israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu about middle east peace, syria, iran. it's a pretty thick list. the president is also going to stop in the west bank and jordan. >>> jodi arias has a pretty good memory when it comes to her sex life with her former boyfriend, travis alexander, and pretty graphic detail, in fact. however, she can't remember some very, very imp
earlier, six days after his election, argentine cardinal jorge mario was formally installed as pop francis and you can see him receiving his papal ring, which is secondhand and not solid gold, in keeping with the pope's already famous disdain for worldly trapping. another big departure from the customs of his predecessor. he greeted his flock from an open-topped suv, kissing babies. you can't kiss babies through bulletproof glass, so this is what he decided. and in his homoly, the pope held up...
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as the mass began, pope francis greeted the faithful from the pope mobile for nearly half an hour. he signaled the jeep to stop as it approached a group of people in wheelchairs so he could step out and bless a man being propped up to the barricade. the spontaneous gesture becoming a hallmark, he made it clear, he wants his papacy to be phone cussedden 0 the poor around the dis-- focused 0 the poor around -- to be focused on the poor and the disadvanced. >>> in the courtroom -- my brother in the courtroom and the man who did this is not the brother i knew. >> he took off a blue-collared t-shirt to reveal a t-shirt that revealed the word "killer" and he made obscene gestures to the victim's family. >> we were not expecting that. it's been our position all along. he knew what he was doing. what he did said is consistent with what we thought of him all along. >> the 18-year-old pled guilty last month to the killing of three students at the school in cleveland. he was 17 and he's ineligible for the death penalty. >>> in iraq, 200 people were wounded, some died, because of attacks targe
as the mass began, pope francis greeted the faithful from the pope mobile for nearly half an hour. he signaled the jeep to stop as it approached a group of people in wheelchairs so he could step out and bless a man being propped up to the barricade. the spontaneous gesture becoming a hallmark, he made it clear, he wants his papacy to be phone cussedden 0 the poor around the dis-- focused 0 the poor around -- to be focused on the poor and the disadvanced. >>> in the courtroom -- my...
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pope francis is greeting hundreds of zig aniaries with delegations from 132 nations there. this is also an estimated 200,000 people gathered in st. peter's square coming to see and hear the new pope. pope francis circled the square in an open jeep and received the ring and vestment and celebrated mass. he focused in the message on protection. >> we are all protectors of creation. we are protectors of the plan of god written if nature and protectors of one another and of the environment. >> pope francis made reference to pope benedict in the homily. we are told pope benedict watched on tv. the two will meet on saturday. two things that were different about the events than in the past, the gospel was read in greek rather than latin or italian and only six cardinals representing the entire college of cardinals pledged obedience to the pope. pope francis wanted a simpler ceremony. >> president obama leaves washington for the middle east with stops in israel, the palestinian territories, and jordan. he will try to restart a long stalled israeli and palestinian peace initiative.
pope francis is greeting hundreds of zig aniaries with delegations from 132 nations there. this is also an estimated 200,000 people gathered in st. peter's square coming to see and hear the new pope. pope francis circled the square in an open jeep and received the ring and vestment and celebrated mass. he focused in the message on protection. >> we are all protectors of creation. we are protectors of the plan of god written if nature and protectors of one another and of the environment....
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peter's that pope francis started his day. it is common now for a pope to kiss babies-- less so for them to get out of the popemobile and walk over to give a blessing to a disabled person. inauguration mass at st. peter's square was less or nate than in the past but it could not be described as either simple or understated. heads of state, all their representatives occupied the front row, but this service was squarely aimed at the 150,000 pilgrims who stood to see the new leader of their church. among those, they watched the first time ever the symbol of the papacy, the fisherman's ring was placed on the finger of a man from latin america. his homily was an instruction to get back to core principles. "embrace the whole of hue moonty especially in the poorest, the weakest, the most important." for almost a week his introduction has been a series of meetings and now this inauguration. after today the work proper begins and to do list is considerable. in his first week, francis has been spectacularly successful in defining the st
peter's that pope francis started his day. it is common now for a pope to kiss babies-- less so for them to get out of the popemobile and walk over to give a blessing to a disabled person. inauguration mass at st. peter's square was less or nate than in the past but it could not be described as either simple or understated. heads of state, all their representatives occupied the front row, but this service was squarely aimed at the 150,000 pilgrims who stood to see the new leader of their...
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hundreds of thousands of people have crammed into some peter's square for the inauguration of pope francis these are live pictures from the vatican the pope has just toured the square and is now preparing for the installation mass in some places the silica francis is the first ever pontiff from the americas and the first from side europe in more than one thousand years he was elected to lead the world's one point two billion catholics last week succeeding benedict the sixteenth you have dictated last month citing poor health. turning to some other international news in brief. series opposition national coalition has elected a prime minister to administer areas seized by the rebels the new premier ghassan hitto won nearly eighty percent of the votes in the meeting in turkey the mask is born hito lived in the u.s. for several years until recently but it's unclear whether the desperate rebel groups fighting in syria will recognize the new prime minister. two years without running water have seen a time erupt in a second day of violence in northeast colombia water supply stopped when an avalan
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. >>> plus, stephen colbert is back after a two-week hiatus, just in time for pope francis to lead the catholics into holy week. >>> and get a check on that forecast. and a grumpy old man when "way too early" comes right back. >>> 39 people are dead in an apparent mass suicide in a million-dollar mansion just north of san diego. the bodies of the victims believed to be members of a religious cult. >> they believed there was a ufo following that comet and when the comet came close to earth that they would join the ufo and leave this planet. [ kitt ] you know what's impressive? a talking car. but i'll tell you what impresses me. a talking train. this ge locomotive can tell you exactly where it is, what it's carrying, while using less fuel. delivering whatever the world needs, when it needs it. ♪ after all, what's the point of talking if you don't have something important to say? ♪ not financially. so we switched to the bargain detergent but i found myself using three times more than they say to and the clothes still weren't as clean as with tide. so we're back to tide. they're cuter
. >>> plus, stephen colbert is back after a two-week hiatus, just in time for pope francis to lead the catholics into holy week. >>> and get a check on that forecast. and a grumpy old man when "way too early" comes right back. >>> 39 people are dead in an apparent mass suicide in a million-dollar mansion just north of san diego. the bodies of the victims believed to be members of a religious cult. >> they believed there was a ufo following that comet...
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. >>> just hours ago, people watched the installation mass for pope francis. here is is it more on this very special mass and the message from the new pope, jim? >> hello, dave, yes, the pope was out in full force >> reporter: we saw that new informal pope to see march and he ran through an open pope mobile. ever since they have had an enclosed bullet proof glass for the mobile and pope francis is not afraid of taking risk and security is worried about how vulnerable the pope is. he picked up a couple of babies in the crowds and kissed them and at one point stopped and got out and come forced -- comforted a sick man in the crowds and it was a visual of an example of what he was going to say in his message to the faithful that were there this morning, about 150,000 according to the vatican estimate and in that message because it is st. joseph's day and st. joseph is known for his protective nature and his fatherly nature and because of that his message was about protection of the weakest, the youngest, of the oldest among us and that -- among us and not only wa
. >>> just hours ago, people watched the installation mass for pope francis. here is is it more on this very special mass and the message from the new pope, jim? >> hello, dave, yes, the pope was out in full force >> reporter: we saw that new informal pope to see march and he ran through an open pope mobile. ever since they have had an enclosed bullet proof glass for the mobile and pope francis is not afraid of taking risk and security is worried about how vulnerable the...
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hundreds of thousands of catholics gathered to pope francis as he gave his inaugural mass to add st peter's basilica in his address to the crowd the pontiff spoke of the church's responsibility to help the weak and poor and to protect the environment francis is the first pope from the americas and the first of from outside europe in more than a thousand years he was elected to lead the world's one point two billion catholics last week cd benedict the sixteenth who came to due to poor health. israel's new government has now been formed and saw an end to two we took weeks of strain u.s. negotiations that sold to political newcomers assume roles as prime minister netanyahu was making coalition partners but the compromise i could mean is troubles are far from over his policy explains he might have perfected the role of israel's great communicator but as prime minister benjamin netanyahu enters his third term of office like his audience his powers of persuasion are shrinking. you need to watch the body language of how this coalition was forged it changed from aggressive to disappointed and after
hundreds of thousands of catholics gathered to pope francis as he gave his inaugural mass to add st peter's basilica in his address to the crowd the pontiff spoke of the church's responsibility to help the weak and poor and to protect the environment francis is the first pope from the americas and the first of from outside europe in more than a thousand years he was elected to lead the world's one point two billion catholics last week cd benedict the sixteenth who came to due to poor health....
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monte francis live at the stadium in santa clara right now and he has all the latest details. monty, good morning. >> >u>u>u>u>u>u>u>u>u>u>u>u>u>u>u>u . >> reporter: john and marla, good morning. you can see construction behind me, expected to be complete in plenty of time. city officials appear to be ready to make pretty big sacrifices to make a deal happen. as the new stadium takes form, city of santa clara hoping it brings more than 49ers to the south bay. on friday nfl expected to choose between bay area and miami for the host of super bowl l for 2015. they are giving up millions in revenue and hoping economic activity super bowl would generate would offset that cost. that includes a 9.5% hotel tax for the teams and other employees. the mayor of santa clara says that revenue could be made up for in other ways. >> because the super bowl is an extraordinary event, we're trying to make ourselves competitive in the bid. we want to ensure we put our best foot forward. we have a great partner with the super bowl committee. they will make up all the costs, actual costs, so it won
monte francis live at the stadium in santa clara right now and he has all the latest details. monty, good morning. >> >u>u>u>u>u>u>u>u>u>u>u>u>u>u>u>u . >> reporter: john and marla, good morning. you can see construction behind me, expected to be complete in plenty of time. city officials appear to be ready to make pretty big sacrifices to make a deal happen. as the new stadium takes form, city of santa clara hoping it brings more than...
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monte francis live in san jose where you spoke to downtown businesses with more on the economic impact. good morning, monte. >> marla, good morning. in 2010, this tournament generated about $20 million for san jose's economy. expectations this time around are just as high. as you said, college basketball fans from across the country flying into san jose for the tournament. hotels, bars, restaurants in downtown san jose are hoping to recover some of the money they lost with nhl lockout this past season. we're told right now many hotels in san jose are fully booked. when it comes to ncaa's impact on the local economy, there is a trickle down effect. the ceo of the san jose silicon valley chamber of commerce says when the hotels are booked, that translates to more revenue for restaurants, bars, and cafes. >> the expectations are always high. obviously the economic impact can vary. i think the numbers we heard from 2010 were about $20 million in economic impact. so whenever you can bring people from outside a region into your community, that's new money. >> the tournament games begin tomor
monte francis live in san jose where you spoke to downtown businesses with more on the economic impact. good morning, monte. >> marla, good morning. in 2010, this tournament generated about $20 million for san jose's economy. expectations this time around are just as high. as you said, college basketball fans from across the country flying into san jose for the tournament. hotels, bars, restaurants in downtown san jose are hoping to recover some of the money they lost with nhl lockout...